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I came to see that in the kingdom of Christ there are not only times for action, but times in which to forbear acting. I came to learn that the desert place apart is often the most useful spot in the varied life of man—more rich in harvest than the seasons in which the corn and wine abounded. I have been taught to thank the blessed Spirit that many a darling Bi- thynia had to be left unvisited by me. And so, Thou Divine Spirit, would I still be led by Thee. Still there come to me disappointed prospects of usefulness. To day the door seems to open into life and work for Thee; tomorrow it closes be fore me just as I am about to enter. Teach me to see another door in the very inaction of the hour. Help me to find in the very prohibition thus to serve Thee, a new opening into Thy service. Inspire me with the knowledge that a man may at times be called to do his duty by doing nothing, to work by keeping still, to serve by waiting. When I remember the power of the “still small voice,” I shall not mur mur that sometimes the Spirit suffers me not to go.— Geo. Matheson, D.D. When a shipwright builds a vessel, does he build it to keep it upon the stocks? Nay, he builds it for the sea and the storm. When he was making it, he thought- of tempests and hurricanes; if he did not, he was a poor ship-builder. When God made thee a believer, He meant to try thee; and when He gave thee promises, and bade thee trust them, He gave such promises as are suitable for times of tempest and tossing. Dost thou think that God makes shams like some that have made belts for swimming, which were good to exhibit in a shop, but of no use in the sea? We have all heard of swords which were useless in w ar; and even of shoes which were made to sell but were never meant to walk in. God’s shoes are of iron and brass, and you can walk to heaven in them without their ever wearing out; and His life-belts, you may swim a thousand Atlantics upon them, and there will be no fear of your sinking. His Word of promise is meant to be tried and proved. O man, I beseech you do not treat God’s promises as if they were curiosities for a museum; but use them as everyday sources of comfort. Trust the Lord whenever your time of need comes on —Spurgeon. December 12—“I f need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: that the trial of your faith, being ■much more precious than of gold that perish- eth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing o f Jesus Christ?’ (1 Pet. 1:7). The finest china in the world is burned at least three times, some of it more than three times. Dresden china is always burned three times. Why does it go through that intense fire? Once ought to be enough; twice ought to be enough. No, three times it is necessary to burn that china so that the gold and the crimson are brought out more beautifully and then fastened there to stay. We are fashioned after the same principle in human life. December 11—“ Whereby are given un to us exceeding great and precious prom ises” (2 Pet. 1 A).
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